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white sapote

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noun

  1. a tropical American tree, Casimiroa edulis, of the rue family, having greenish, inconspicuous flowers and tomatolike fleshy fruit that is yellow on the inside and gray or yellowish-green on the outside.

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The first thing he planted here was a white sapote tree, which has shot up several feet under his care.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2023

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